Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02
Their Early History. FREE
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offsets. Comes he fsom Massaehnsssfs
A. Ililnois, be d a ones Fsmindsd Of the
fcrethouekt and ealturs Of bis ovn
esats; sousss = froH ihs South, Be e
surprised at sdsh vnss edihoes Distressed
70 ne eauas u pspalaF edneasss1.
sbouid tie time Of bis visit Be darine
nnx ems q the ten school months Of
he year, azd be Should shancs 70 TAXA :
Stroll beyond the businsss esntsr Of The
oisy, during school hours, be could bat
notice the great deaEth Of children upon
ths streets; continuine bis walk until
che Central school IL reached, be might
see TO bright, aotivs children 81 play %.
fheif Ffhnesfss Il fOouA4 Ahouid hi9 aaIk
fske hies Is enc Dennys{ North9 ssAooi,
- might there zee 600 ehilaren a.
-embIed for Iiks purpose. Should Be Be
eamawhnt Of AZ ethnoiDgtsi, be Woll1
1ave 10 give the busy groups only 8
onrsoFV alanoe 70 see the hetefogunesty
II uafsntaqe and eountry. He would
BE- struck with the eompaexion and fsa-
lusen misunderstanding the iBhabitants Of
Northern Europe, the intelligspt- bros
al tha NaW EaRlapd youth, tbs DARK
Sasre1d z ! =, - ey1 AZ ms suknf odath,
anN ~ oesSslbhni fsaehfe tsAihe " 3
strange mixture Of blood and peFhapa
races. Al. eiamenta Of Strength and
eouFnee % bdilsl iup . ssat STATE. b
car schools IA b f0had ohildfeui e.
the north. south, east and west, 81 rich
and poor, all working togsthaF a the
same rs, regardless Of 4atlen Qf
nativity Of parents. La Dba pubiio
sehool al distlnotion vantahes except
that gained By industry and patienos.
'sStili sits the school-heass By the road.
A ragged beRRAr ssnninR."
On tbs alag aixidln4 the block b.
tween Trent ana SeoonA and 0hefFy
and OnlumljIa streets. atands an ED
honae. The azst building used for school
pasposaa IN King Csunty. This HOUSE
vas pot up by ". q. LAtimer. IN zoe
year 1858, sn the site nov occupied By
Ohestes 0l6AFy's store, Il YES eeaapisd
hv Nv. TMtlmof and b friend fnf B ehofl
time &c baehalof's hsii. bat II was dss-
tined for 8 mere noble and glorious
purpoao. The next year ~ i6ualnese
was broken by the vbloea Of merry
school children. In The spring Of 1854.
an intelligent and cultured lady. the
wife Of The Rev. d. T. Blaine. took pos
session and opened the hFst sch0oi Of
KING Oeanty. This primitiVe sohool
laslsd shfse months and vac supDsFtsd
by Subscription. Mrs. Blaine rsoeivtna
ahoat ei0 per pupil for the term. Fol,
iowinm are aha naanoa 81 TIE pnpila whe
attended TIE nfal school u King COUNTY
Mary, Susan and Eliza MERCER. ufsnla
and George AcConaha, Laura. Oiivs
and ylfglnia Bell, ksbecea Horton
Louisa Denny, hnlda Phillips and knsI
Willard. Alice Mefeex hnd Aef1 hpnnl
attended Ter abort time bot we're mol
counted ~ pupils. MRS. Blaine laugh
second lefm the following aprinG u
her Own hsasl< Shieh enti stands - -
corner OF uhefry nne ceoend etreeta.
TIE LnSeoFsucuAssfaN
Mira. blaine vac felloWed M Mia
DoF6As Pfilfbn. Who 10 turn was sac
ceeded By NJ. 4. A. CLARK, Edmund
Carr. David Graham, Addis Andrews
Edwin kicharasuu. snd Raw. DAME
Bailey. ali Of Whom taught 10 the Isati
mar building. eKnapt Mr.. Osnfh whr
taught IN a hnlldine erected BY himaclf,
ard hnuyen a Aha 4 eralnNR. EfE8
A. the fFst aession on sho Legislator.
Of Washipqton Territory q school fas
vas hloaksd sui, containing pFoFisiona
for Ire faisipa Of a achooI fapd. : 81
ii. Az satin WA Appointad CouI,tv
Hohcol Napes ntend ems. bus elAs tlutlea .,
81 one vtrs no1 oneFous nor she emol
Umanle thereof very considerable. The
amcnut Of revenue derived from taxa.
zion vas very small for many years. Toe
teachsT9 haeina 10 daDead almest
whoIIg upon lha enkues paltan for That
ealarissf The tIhleersfsy bniIdlna "a
eomploleil Il fesl, anA wss ccoupled ~
rahlio eohooI purposes immedia,sIv
shareaftar. NJ. A. "a. Mercer waa the
Arr. President OF the University. The
aehool ohlidren of Seattle we're faFmell
ons ~ tkae insaiAution FOR aevarni V~ass.
No ~ i. Carr aauoht 4 tern 81 three
noutha ia ths Ijnivsrsi1v. N he snm
ner AZ lsea, Her school Included All tha
children in seattle ard vloInily' 81.
tween tha ases Of ain and african. The
tegistek assa ~ Mra Oafs e stIl 70 81.
la.enoe, ene snoNs we FeltowsnH rs o.
bap,as e ts.sea Los ne sstmi .eoecea
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anssnny. En.z, y na.ss.' sans Cetnores
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